Syllabus ( BENG 361 )
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Basic information
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| Course title: |
Enzyme Engineering |
| Course code: |
BENG 361 |
| Lecturer: |
Prof. Dr. Barış BİNAY
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| ECTS credits: |
5 |
| GTU credits: |
3 () |
| Year, Semester: |
3, Fall |
| Level of course: |
First Cycle (Undergraduate) |
| Type of course: |
Compulsory
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| Language of instruction: |
English
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| Mode of delivery: |
Face to face
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| Pre- and co-requisites: |
none |
| Professional practice: |
No |
| Purpose of the course: |
This course is aimed to provide the necessary background for providing students with knowledge and skills about enzymes and their production. In the lecture, information about enzyme kinetics and its working mechanisms, enzyme stabilization, purification and enzyme reactors is given to students in order to provide skills for enzyme engineering and its applications in the industry, and the lecture provides ability to solve problems related to enzymatic reactions. |
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Learning outcomes
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Define enzymes and their types.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Acquire knowledge on biological, chemical, physical and mathematical principles which constitute the basis of bioengineering applications
Method of assessment
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Homework assignment
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Seminar/presentation
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Identify enzyme kinetic and its mechanism.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Convert biological, chemical, physical and mathematical principles into novel applications for the benefit of society,
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Solve the problems to enzymatic reaction kinetics.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Acquire knowledge on current bioengineering applications from the industrial and scientific aspects
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Contents
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| Week 1: |
Introduction to Enzyme Engineering
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| Week 2: |
Enzyme Biology and its Chemistry, Classification of Enzymes
Homework |
| Week 3: |
Enzyme Mechanism and Enzyme Kinetics
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| Week 4: |
Enzyme Synthesis and its Activity Regulation
Homework |
| Week 5: |
Qiagene histag purification
Quiz |
| Week 6: |
Enzyme Engineering Techniques |
| Week 7: |
Enzyme Engineering Industrial Applications |
| Week 8: |
Enzyme Engineering Industrial Applications
Midterm I |
| Week 9: |
Recombinant DNA Technology for Enzyme Engineering |
| Week 10: |
Bioinfomatics for Enzyme |
| Week 11: |
Modelling for Enzyme Engineering
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| Week 12: |
Modelling Techniques
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| Week 13: |
Molecular Docking |
| Week 14: |
Presentations |
| Week 15*: |
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| Week 16*: |
Final |
| Textbooks and materials: |
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| Recommended readings: |
Enzyme Engineering - Methods and Protocols | James C. Samuelson
Fundamentals of Enzyme Engineering |
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* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
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Assessment
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| Method of assessment |
Week number |
Weight (%) |
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| Mid-terms: |
8 |
30 |
| Other in-term studies: |
14 |
20 |
| Project: |
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0 |
| Homework: |
1, 3 |
5 |
| Quiz: |
5 |
5 |
| Final exam: |
16 |
40 |
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Total weight: |
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Workload
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| Activity |
Duration (Hours per week) |
Total number of weeks |
Total hours in term |
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| Courses (Face-to-face teaching): |
3 |
14 |
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| Own studies outside class: |
3 |
14 |
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| Practice, Recitation: |
0 |
0 |
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| Homework: |
3 |
2 |
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| Term project: |
0 |
0 |
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| Term project presentation: |
0 |
0 |
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| Quiz: |
0 |
0 |
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| Own study for mid-term exam: |
4 |
4 |
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| Mid-term: |
2 |
1 |
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| Personal studies for final exam: |
4 |
4 |
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| Final exam: |
2 |
1 |
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Total workload: |
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Total ECTS credits: |
* |
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* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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